One (Five Minute Friday)

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If there is one thing I know about myself, it is that my mouth starts babbling before my brain engages and this doesn’t give me time to edit or censor myself. I’m sure I’m not the only one who feels this way. I used to think it was something that happened when you got old.

In my experience, once old people reach a certain age, they say whatever they think without stopping to think about what it might mean or do to those who hear it. I witnessed this in my mother and while it was annoying and embarrassing to witness sometimes, it was also kind of enviable to think that someday I might get to the point where I could just say what I wanted to say and not give a care what others thought of me for saying it.

I never imagined myself getting to that point but maybe I am closer than I think. Over the last few years, it has been brought to my attention that I have said things to my own children that they only long after the fact let me know was hurtful to them. When they bring it up, it really doesn’t sound like something I would say or do and I rarely can remember the particular instance they are talking about, but I realize that doesn’t mean it never happened.

The one thing, about all of this, that really scares me, is that it might mean I really am getting, or perhaps have already gotten, OLD! YIKES! Say it ain’t so!

This post is part of the weekly Five Minute Friday link-up!
The prompt this week is: One
The assignment: Write for five minutes on the word of the week. This is meant to be a free write, which means: no editing, no over-thinking, no worrying about perfect grammar or punctuation. Just write.

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